The Freest Country in the World: East Germany's Final Year in Culture and Memory

by Professor Stephen Brockmann

Shows that while the GDR is generally seen as - and mostly was - an oppressive and unfree country, from late 1989 until autumn 1990 it was the "freest country in the world" the dictatorship had disappeared while the welfare system remained.

Stephen Brockmann's new book explores the year 1989/1990 in East Germany, arguing that while the GDR is generally seen as - and was for most of its forty years - an oppressive and unfree country, from autumn...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1640141545
• ISBN13: 9781640141544
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"